RF Design Engineer in Austin, TX
July 28, 2008
RF Design Engineer
RF Code, Inc.
As an RF Design Engineer with RF Code, you will be a member of a team developing RFID systems to solve customer needs. In this relatively new field, opportunity for innovation will challenge your mind and satisfy your need to create.
Day to day tasks include:
- Defining solutions to solve customer needs in asset tracking
- Analyzing trade-offs and resolving product features
- Low Power RF Design, 300 MHz – 2.4 GHz
- Manufacturing support and guidance
- Design for Compliance
- Schematic Capture, PCB layout
- Embedded processor implementation and design
- Scheduling, planning and negotiation
- Troubleshooting, bug correction
- Documentation
- Testing of new designs and products
Position Requirements:
The successful candidate will have excelled in previous positions with technology firms and have at least 10 years of related experience.
Candidates will have:
- Command of Radio Frequency Communication methods and implementation
- Understanding of manufacturing and fabrication of designed product
- Diverse skills that center around RF communication
- A BSEE, related armed service training, Associate Degree or aligned industry experience
- Thorough knowledge of diagnostic and measurement tools used in engineering; Oscilloscope, meters, etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Required skills include:
- RF Design, analog design, implementation, troubleshooting and documentation, ultra low power design
Additional skills are a plus:
- Digital Design, embedded design, asm and C programming, mechanical design, passive RFID
RF Code offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including stock options. Please send your resume to jbs [at] rfcode [dot] com. RF Code is an equal opportunity employer.
Senior Design Engineer in Austin, TX
March 20, 2008
Job Title : Sr Design Engineer
Job Location : Austin,Tx
Career Level : Mid (5-10 yrs), Senior (11+ yrs)
Job Type : Direct
Pay Type : Salary
Maximum Pay : $150,000
Minimum Pay : $110,000
Required Engineering Major/Field : Any Engineering Discipline
Required Skills :
Qualifications include: • Strong knowledge of analog integrated circuit design fundamentals • CMOS operational amplifier design skills • Discrete time and continuous time signal processing skills • Expert knowledge in delta sigma data converter design • Transistor and system level simulation skills • Strong lab and silicon validation skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Proven experience taking designs from concept to mass production
General Job Description :
In this position you will be responsible for the development of analog and mixed signal circuitry in high performance mixed signal audio processing IC’s. You will participate in all aspects of the design including specification, architectural development, transistor level design, layout supervision, chip level verification, and lab validation.
Company/Client Profile : www.vcfo.com
Application Instructions :
VCFO is partnered with a well known semi conductor orgainzation in this search. Please contact Raechele Cravens at Vcfo for consideration. rcravens [at] vcfo [dot] com or 512-985-5367.
Contact Name : Raechele Cravens
Contact Email : rcravens [at] vcfo [dot] com
Design Verification Engineer in Austin, TX
February 18, 2008
Job Title : Design Verification Engineer
Job Location : Austin, TX
Career Level : Mid (5-10 yrs)
Job Type : Direct, Contract
Pay Type : Salary
Maximum Pay : $95,000
Minimum Pay : $80,000
Required Engineering Major/Field : Electrical
Required Skills : Requires a BSEE or BSCS and 5 years of verification experience, preferably in mixed signal products. The main requirement is a strong background in Verilog, with experience in digital and mixed signal verification. The candidate must have strong scripting skills in Perl, Unix/Linux shell, TCL, and must be able to write and debug analog behavioral models in both Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VerilogA. Knowledge of Verilog Assertions is also a plus. The proven ability to create, evaluate, debug, and improve a verification process is essential for this position.
General Job Description : Responsible for developing, maintaining, and verifying mixed-signal designs for audio data converters. Detailed responsibilities include functional verification, testbench generation, coverage analysis, regression management, test vector creation, and development of verification plans for various devices. Candidate must work closely with applications and chip design groups to support both pre-silicon verification and post silicon validation efforts.
Application Instructions :
Please email resume to shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com in Word format.
Contact Name : Shawnda Ewing
Contact Email : shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com
Physical Verification Engineer in Austin, TX
February 18, 2008
Job Title : Physical Verification Engineer
Job Location : Austin, TX
Career Level : Junior (3-4yrs)
Job Type : Contract
Pay Type : Hourly
Maximum Pay : $110/hr
Minimum Pay : $90/hr
Required Engineering Major/Field : Electrical
Required Skills : Write DRC rules. Build devices and device recognition in LVS. Understand ERC checks and rules.
General Job Description : A physical verification engineer is needed for supporting our LVS/DRC flows. Experience should include ability to write DRC rules, build devices and device recognition in LVS, and also understand ERC checks and rules. Experience with Calibre LVS/DRC is encouraged, but not required. An understanding of Calibre xRC and LPE device-level extraction is optional, but an added bonus. The ideal candidate should have experience importing decks from the foundry and migrating into a standard infrastructure. Ideal candidates would also be able to maintain existing decks, add sufficient checks for missing rules, and be capable of driving methodology for running DRC, LVS, and possibly extraction (Calibre Interactive, LSF, etc.).
Application Instructions :
Please email resume to shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com in Word format.
Contact Name : Shawnda Ewing
Contact Email : shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com
Manager, Validation/Verification Engineering in Austin, TX
February 18, 2008
Job Title: Manager, Validation/Verification Engineering
Job Location: Austin, TX
Career Level: Mid (5-10 yrs)
Job Type: Direct
Pay Type: Salary
Maximum Pay: $135,000
Minimum Pay:$125,000
Required Engineering Major/Field: Electrical
Required Skills: 8 yrs digital design exp on FPGA hardware development platforms and a minimum 5 yrs of experience post silicon validation are required. Prior experience managing people, projects and schedules. Experience in audio engineering (analog & Digital) is essential. Microsoft Project, schematic capture design tools, Matlab and Spice highly desired. Must be project schedule driven and meet commitments Excellent problem solving skills, good written and verbal communication and the ability to work across functional groups and organizations are required.
General Job Description: Responsible for managing the team members, projects, equipment and schedules and for enhancing and implementing in-house automated front-end verification and validation test procedures in support of high performance mixed signal analog converters, Class D digital power amplifiers and digital interface products. In addition this position requires individual technical contribution in the design and development of an FPGA to support the next generation of high-speed digital audio networking products from Cirrus Logic. The candidate will provide strong technical leadership in the development and validation of the required FPGA and associated board circuitry
Application Instructions:
Please email resume to shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com in Word format.
Contact Name: Shawnda Ewing
Contact Email: shawnda [at] siliconelite [dot] com


